Days of the Week(أيام للأسبوع)
| Arabic Word | Transcription | English Word |
|---|---|---|
| يوم | yoom | day |
| أيام | aiyaam | days |
| أسبوع | usbuu3a | week |
| أسابيع | asaabii3a | weeks |
| Arabic Name | Transcription | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| يَوم الأحَد | yoom alaHad | Sunday |
| يَوم الإثنين | yoom alithneen | Monday |
| يَوم الثلاثاء | yoom atthhulatha' | Tuesday |
| يَوم الأربعاء | yoom alarbi3a' | Wednesday |
| يَوم الخميس | yoom alkhamees | Thursday |
| يَوم الجمعة | yoom aljuma3a | Friday |
| يَوم السبت | yoom assabt | Saturday |
Knowing that the word يوم (yoom) means "day", the other words in the names of the days of the week should look and sound somewhat familiar by now. They are of course, related to numbers! Starting with Sunday as the first day of the week, the week mostly counts upward to seven. There are two days however, that do not contain a number, can you tell which ones they are?
The answer is يَوم الجمعة , (yoom aljuma3a) or Friday and يَوم السبت (yoom assabt) or Saturday.
Why is Friday different and what does الجمعة (aljuma3a) mean? Islam is and historically has been the dominate religion for the Arabic speaking world and, in Islam, the day of rest, is Friday. On Fridays, Muslims gather at the mosques for prayer, and then gather together with family and friends afterwards. The word for Friday الجمعة (aljuma3a), comes from the verb meaning "to gather". (aljuma3a), comes from the verb meaning "to gather". The word for Saturday يَوم السبت (yoom assabt), actually means "day of the Sabbath" and is where we get the English word "Sabbath".
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Related Links: Arabic The Hour(الساعة) Numbers 11-20(١١- اقرام ٢٠) |
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